Art of Improv is very excited to present the well known composer / guitarist John Gzowski and his partner and dancer, Julia Alpin performing improvised music and dance at Annette Studios on Sunday Sept 28th at 8pm.

The opening set will feature cellist Kye Marshall improvising with Eugene Martnec (electroacoustic) and Bill Gilliam (piano).

Art Of Improv
Set 1:Kye Marshall (cello), Eugene Martynec (electroacoustics), Bill Gilliam (piano)
Set 2: John Gzowski (guitar) and Julia Aplin (dance)

Annette Studios
566 Annette St, Toronto, ON M6S 2C2
Sunday, Sept 28th, 8pm
$20 / PWYC

Composer, sound designer, musician and instrument maker John Gzowski worked on over 300 theatre, dance and film productions for which he has done composition, sound design, live foley, live music and as musical director. He has played banjo for opera in Banff, studied Carnatic classical music in India and played oud and guitar in jazz and folk festivals across Canada and Europe. His theatre work has won him 6 Dora’s, from 18 nominations for companies like Stratford, Shaw Festival, Luminato, National Arts Centre, the Mirvishes, MTC, the Arts Club, Canstage, Soulpepper, Dancemakers, Red Sky, Tarragon, Factory Theatre and YPT. Gzowski has played on numerous CD’s, with recent releases with Patricia O'Callghan, Tasa, and Autorickshaw as well as a Juno nomination with Maza Meze. He has run Canada’s first microtonal group, touring Canada playing the works of Harry Partch, composed and performed with several new music groups and worked as co-artistic director of the Music Gallery. 

Julia Aplin has created dances with theatres, rivers, boxing rings, wading pools, cyberspace, neuroscience labs and forests.  Julia works with a wide range of people from elite performers to beginners and has created work with organizations such as Canadian Opera Company, Urbanvessel, Moonhorse Dance Theatre, Dancemakers, Wild Soma, Double Pendulum and The Grove Collective.

Kye Marshall is a professional composer, cellist and nature photographer. She has written for full orchestra and numerous chamber ensembles. Her Dora nominated full length opera Pomegranate was presented by the Canadian Opera Company in June 2023. An eclectic musician, Kye performs jazz, classical and free music with six CD’s to her credit.

www.kyemarshall.com